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Democratic Lawmaker Wants Records, Investigation On Former Ohio Utilities Commission Chair And FirstEnergy
A Democratic state lawmaker says he wants more information on the relationship between the former chair of the state’s utility regulating panel and FirstEnergy. It’s the latest in the federal… Read More
Another Ohio Elections Bill Proposed; Would Cut Down Early Voting, Ban Ballot Drop Boxes And Most Mail Voting
A second bill to overhaul Ohio’s election system has been proposed by some Republican state lawmakers, and this one is stricter than one introduced a few months ago that was… Read More
Ex-Ohio GOP Chair Speaks Out On His Arrest In Nuclear Bailout Corruption Case
Two defendants accused in the $61 million corruption scandal involving the nuclear bailout law have maintained their innocence, as others have agreed to plea deals. One of them is former… Read More
Ohio COVID Cases Climb To Highest Number In Two Months
COLUMUBS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s COVID numbers are higher than they’ve been in two months, as the number of new vaccinations inches up only slightly. Confirmed cases dropped a… Read More
Group Wants Ohio Lawmakers To Legalize Marijuana Or They’ll Take It To Voters
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group hoping to regulate marijuana like alcohol in Ohio has changed its legalization plan. It’s now looking at passing a state law rather than… Read More
DeWine Learned Of FirstEnergy Payment To Former PUCO Chair Before He Resigned
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has made his first public comments since last week’s plea deal from FirstEnergy in the federal corruption case involving the nuclear power plant bailout… Read More
FirstEnergy Charged In House Bill 6 Scandal, Agrees To $230 Million Penalty
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — FirstEnergy will pay $230 million after entering into a deferred prosecution agreement over charges that the company bribed then-House Speaker Larry Householder and former… Read More
Pandemic Year Likely Deadliest One Ever For Drug Overdoses In Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Last year is likely to have been the deadliest year for drug overdoses ever in Ohio, according to a projection from the CDC. Ohio is… Read More
Democrats Sponsor Bill To Legalize, Regulate And Tax Marijuana In Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two Democrats are introducing a bill in the Ohio House that would legalize marijuana for personal use beyond the medical use already allowed in law… Read More
DeWine Signs Ohio’s New Two-Year Budget With 14 Vetoes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Nearly two hours past the midnight deadline, Gov. Mike DeWine put out a statement saying he signed the two-year, $75 billion state budget – while… Read More
Two-Year Ohio Budget Passes, Heads To Governor Just Over A Day Before Deadline
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — With a little over a day till the deadline on Wednesday, the new two-year $75 billion state budget is on its way to Gov. Mike DeWine after… Read More
Ohio Budget Director Expects $3 Billion Surplus Over The Next Two Years
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state budget process began during the pandemic, when schools and businesses were closed, unemployment numbers were at double digits, and terrifying predictions of… Read More
Larry Householder Becomes First Ohio Rep Expelled Since 1857
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In a historic vote, the Ohio House has removed a former Speaker who was re-elected to his seat last fall, after he was arrested in… Read More
Ohio AG Settles With Pharmacy Benefits Manager For $88.3 Million
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio has settled a lawsuit filed just three months ago with a pharmacy benefits manager it accused of using subcontractors to overcharge Ohio’s Medicaid program…. Read More
Senate President: Census Data Ruling May Not Help Ohio With Map-Drawing Deadline
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A federal appeals court has sided with Ohio’s attorney general in his lawsuit to get US Census data earlier than expected to draw maps for… Read More
Another Effort To Reform Ohio’s Cash Bail System Launched
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers launched another effort to overhaul the state’s bail system, which has been talked about for years and is backed… Read More
Ohio’s School Funding Overhaul Could Be More Expensive Than Estimated
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The school funding formula that’s in the latest version of the two-year state budget now being considered by the Ohio Senate will likely cost… Read More
Sales Taxes Up, Overall Ohio Revenues Are Down – But That Could Flip Next Month
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s sales tax revenues were up for the last month, but income tax collections were way down. The state’s Office of Budget and Management says overall,… Read More
Ohio Libraries Say They Can’t Afford Cut In Two-Year State Budget
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s libraries say they’ll lose money if the $74.7 billion state budget stays as is. And they told a Senate committee looking into the budget… Read More
Group Wants Voters To End Qualified Immunity In Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group has taken the first step to asking voters next year to eliminate qualified immunity for police officers and other government employees accused in… Read More
Ohio Loses One Of 16 Congressional Seats In New Census Count
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio will lose a seat in the US House of Representatives starting with next year’s election, bringing its total to 15 – its smallest Congressional… Read More
Democrats Oppose Republicans’ Change In Language On Adoption Back To “Husband And Wife”
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — One of the changes made by Ohio House leaders to the budget of their fellow Republican Gov. Mike DeWine deals with language for people who… Read More
Ohio Arts Groups Anxiously Awaiting Relaunch Of COVID Aid Portal
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Arts organizations in Ohio and around the country are waiting for the relaunch of a system that will allow them to apply for billions… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court Orders Non-Cash Bail As First Option For Courts
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A big change coming to Ohio’s court system starting July 1, as the state takes a step closer to getting rid of cash bail for… Read More
Federal Judge Dismisses Ohio’s Lawsuit To Force Release Of Census Data
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A federal judge has dismissed Republican Attorney General Dave Yost’s lawsuit against the Biden administration to force the results of last year’s Census to be… Read More
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